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[ 22 ] other sects, that is, H anaf i , Deoband i , etc. he adjudges:] All these sects are the products of igno- rance. ( Khu t ab a t, 4th edn. , p. 74, under the caption ‘D i n Aur Shari‘at’ [Religion and Law]) And as far as common Muslims are concerned, Maula vi Maud u d i writes: This great multitude, called Muslims, is in such a state that 99. 9% of its people have no knowledge of Islam nor are they able to distinguish truth from falsehood. Neither their moral point-of-view nor their mental attitude coincides with Islam. Just the name ‘Muslim’ has been transferred from father to son and that is the reason they are Muslims. ( Musal- man Aur Mauj u dah Siy a s i Kashmakash , part 3, p. 130, under the caption ‘Islam k i R a he R a st Aur is-sey In h ir a f k i R a hei n , The Right Path to Islam and Ways which Lead Away From It’) As I mentioned before, there are many references in which both the old and new ulema have acknowledged the condition of Muslims. It is a grave cruelty to blame the Ahmadiyyah Muslim Jam a ‘at for this condition of decadence. Muslim Decline and International Press I will mention a few references regarding the condition of Muslims. These references are from various countries.